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Mar 2024
Plan to convert Harrogate house into children’s home
A planning application has been submitted to convert a residential Harrogate house into a children’s home.
The change of use application, submitted by Jolyon McKay, was put to North Yorkshire Council last week.
It outlines proposals to turn Oak Back, a house on Ashgarth Court near Ashville College, into c2 classified housing - which refers to residential accommodation for people in need of care.
In a covering letter to the council, Mr McKay said:
The application adds there will “never be more than a maximum of three children living at the home in permanent residence”. It added that this was in order to “create a sense of family for the children”.
The children's home would have four bedrooms and employ nine full-time staff.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the application at a later date.
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